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Archives for January 2019

Culture
The Good Place’s season 3 finale perfectly encapsulates the season’s strengths and weaknessesThe Good Place’s season 3 finale perfectly encapsulates the season’s strengths and weaknesses
Culture

“Pandemonium” gives the whole series a soft reboot (yet again) and really hopes you care about one particular relationship.

By Emily St. James
Future Perfect
We now have more proof that drug companies helped cause the opioid epidemicWe now have more proof that drug companies helped cause the opioid epidemic
Future Perfect

A new study links marketing for opioids to more overdose deaths.

By German Lopez
Politics
I was discharged from the military for being trans. I’m losing hope of ever serving again.I was discharged from the military for being trans. I’m losing hope of ever serving again.
Politics

What the Supreme Court’s latest decision on the trans military ban means.

By Riley Dosh
Politics
Lara Trump: the shutdown is a “little bit of pain” for workers, but worth itLara Trump: the shutdown is a “little bit of pain” for workers, but worth it
Politics

She thanked them for their sacrifice.

By Nicole Fallert
The vape company Juul said it doesn’t target teens. Its early ads tell a different story.
Science

A new analysis of Juul’s marketing campaign suggests it targeted youth from its inception.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
See the moment Roger Stone was arrested by the FBISee the moment Roger Stone was arrested by the FBI
Politics

“FBI. Open the door.”

By Alex Ward
Climate
The Ford F-150, America’s most American pickup truck, is going electricThe Ford F-150, America’s most American pickup truck, is going electric
Climate

“Yes, it’s coming.”

By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation
Roger Stone’s arrest and indictment, explainedRoger Stone’s arrest and indictment, explained
The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation

The longtime Trump adviser has been in Mueller’s crosshairs for some time.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Read: Roger Stone indicted by special counsel Robert MuellerRead: Roger Stone indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller
Politics

The longtime Trump adviser was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of official proceedings, making false statements, and witness tampering.

By Jen Kirby
Can you change your behavior in 30 days?
Money

From Whole30 to Dry January: why we love 30 day challenges

By EJ Dickson
Politics
Study: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidentsStudy: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidents
Politics

They’re 20 percent more conservative than those appointed by George W. Bush, according to an analysis from the liberal group Demand Justice.

By Li Zhou
archives
Vox Sentences: What a bat tells us about EbolaVox Sentences: What a bat tells us about Ebola
archives

The Senate shuts down vote to reopen federal government; tracing Ebola’s origins.

By Nicole Fallert
Future Perfect
StarCraft is a deep, complicated war strategy game. Google’s AlphaStar AI crushed it.StarCraft is a deep, complicated war strategy game. Google’s AlphaStar AI crushed it.
Future Perfect

DeepMind has conquered chess and Go and moved on to complex real-time games. Now it’s beating pro gamers 10-1.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
Senators want to end the shutdown. They just don’t know how.Senators want to end the shutdown. They just don’t know how.
Politics

“Is this the beginning of the end? Or the end of the beginning?”

By Li Zhou, Tara Golshan and 1 more